The fonds consists of the constitution and bylaws, minutes, annual financial reports and other documents of the Wetaskiwin Co-op Refineries Limited, and the constitution and bylaws of Wetaskiwin U.F.A. Co-operative Association Limited.

Administrative History

In 1916 several United Farmers of Alberta locals in the Wetaskiwin district organized a bulk goods purchasing consortium, the Westaskiwin District Association of the United Farmers of Alberta. In 1917 it was incorporated as the Wetaskiwin U.F.A. Co-operative Association Limited. In 1931 it established an oil refinery, but apparently it was not capitalized enough to operate on a competitive scale. In 1936 Wetaskiwin Co-op Refineries Limited was incorporated for the purpose of manufacturing and dealing in petroleum products. It never succeeded in building a refinery, but in 1937 it opened a fuel outlet in Wetaskiwin. In 1999 its assets were transferred to the UFA Co-op.

Creator

Wetaskiwin Co-op Refineries

Subjects

Petroleum

Petroleum agencies

Local Co-ops

Constitutions and Bylaws

Names

Wetaskiwin Co-op Refineries

Wetaskiwin U.F.A. Co-operative Association

Places

Wetaskiwin

Date

[1917?]-1999

Notes

Information on Wetaskiwin Co-op based on http://www.wetaskiwincoop.com/history.htm (viewed May 2010).

The file consists of memoranda announcing appointments of new petroleum agents, retirements of petroleum agents or alterations to the physical plants of agencies. Includes organization chart of the Petroleum Division in 2010.

Creator

United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative

Subjects

Petroleum Agencies

Organization charts

Names

United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative

Petroleum Division

Konynenbelt family

Places

Nobleford

Rocky Coulee

Hanna

Delia

Cereal

Oyen

Athabasca

Accession Number

30-66

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